Ochsner breaks ground on new children's hospital

🏥 Ochsner broke ground yesterday on its $300 million children's hospital, which is slated to open in early 2028. (Press release)

💅 New Orleans is "the southern U.S. city everyone should visit at least once," according to The Times of London. (How they'd spend 48 hours here)

🌊 The Army Corps of Engineers doesn't plan to open the Bonnet Carre Spillway this week, a spokesman tells us. (Current river forecast)

🪓 The Trump administration slashed the AmeriCorps VISTA program, which ended jobs for New Orleans city employees in more than a dozen departments. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)

⭐️ James Franco was spotted at Alma in Mid-City. (Instagram)

• Chelsea stopped by recently too, but nobody asked to take a selfie with her. ☹️